14th Btn. Served in Mesopotamia 18.9.1919 to 23.5.1921. Remembered Today: Thomas Robert Corkin 16th Btn. You should be aware of a few constraints and limitations. Is there a way that I could find out if he was captured by the British? He was facing the right way, the last round of a clip in the breech and three dead Germans in front of him. He returned to his unit 30th of November 1916 and took part in the battle of Messines Ridge, the 1917 campaigns in Flanders, the tank battle at Cambrai, and the German Spring offensives of March 1918. My grandfather Wilfred Lewis was 6 years younger than William so survived the great war, but we will never forget him or the sacrifice he made for our freedom. James Shields 14th Btn. L/Cpl. The battle mentioned here should be the Battle of Aubers ridge (910 May 1915) - the battalion successfully took its objectives at Rouge Bancs near Fromelles, but it again suffered very heavy casualties. He enlisted as 5/9929 in 5th RIR 8.11.1916 and served with 2nd RIR in the BEF from 12.3.1918. Not so well known are the stories of other Irish regiments and other battalions of our antecedent regiments in that attack. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. July 1915 : moved to Seaford. H.M.S. On that date, Saturday 1st July 1916, soldiers from seventeen battalions of our antecedent regiments took part in the opening attack of an offensive that lasted until late-November. More Royal Irish Rifles records. L/Cpl. Delayed by two days because of bad weather, the story of the attack on Saturday 1st July is well known, as is the part played by 36th (Ulster) Division. Exploring a Shared History for a Better Future. If you use Twitter, you can always contact me at my account @1418research. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. The Royal Irish. Rflmn 1st Battalion (d.16th August 1917), Craig James. The Long, Long Trail website uses cookies only to make sure the site works and to improve your experience as a user. All Rights Reserved. Royal Navy who died 15/03/1917 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' 12th (Service) Battalion (Central Antrim) Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' Landed Anzac Cove 5 August 1915. 15th (North Belfast) Battalion, Davies Henry John Herbert. The Faughs, whose involvement did not begin until late in the day, became embroiled in an effort to relieve troops besieged in the German redoubt known as The Quadrilateral. On 15/02/2019 at 15:12, jonbem said: On 17/02/2019 at 14:33, kenf48 said: WARD, Frederick, Private (50236). Bloomfield Arthur Henry. It suffered very heavy casualties, repeatedly losing its commanding officers during offensives; by the end of one attack in 1916, it was down to only one surviving officer and sixty men. 2nd Btn. 9th Btn. Looks like 2nd Battalion. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Machine boy. Rfm. 6th (Service) Battalion (d.21st Mar 1917), Kerr A G.. L/Cpl. Robert James Craig 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, Cpl. (d.1st Jul 1917), Bothwell Thomas Henry. 16th Bn (d.2nd Dec 1917), Slacke Charles Owen. By October its strength was further reduced to two officers and 46 men and by the end of 1914, some 97% of the battalion had been killed, wounded or taken prisoner. No personal details are collected. William John Thompson 13th Battalion, B Company Royal Irish Rifles (d.30th May 1916). On 14 August it landed in Rouen with 1,100 men as part of the 7th Brigade, 3rd Division. Michael Jordan 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (d.10th Aug 1915), Ireland's Unknown Soldiers: The 16th (Irish) Division in the Great War, Belfast Boys: How Unionists and Nationalists Fought and Died Together in the First World War. Royal Irish Rifles (d.21st April 1917), Rfm. dailyinfo[7]=' Lieutenant Thomas Sydney Ough DEALY Australian Flying Corps who died 07/03/1918 STONYHURST COLLEGE BURIAL GROUND United Kingdom ' 9th Btn. 6 November 1914 : landed at Le Havre. He received four metals and have attached two pages of the medals that my uncle/his son sent to me: (1) Victory Medal; (2) medal from his tour in Middle East because it read Iraq under the ribbon and the medal; (3) a silver medal with the bust of George V on one side and on the other side is a man on a horse; and the last one is gold with crossed sword with a wreathon one side and on the other side is 9929 (line 1), - I cannot read -Harper (line 2), and Royal Irish Rifles (line 3). 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. British Army WW1 period Irish Rifles hat badge . Sergeant OCathain is a long service career soldier joining up with the 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot when he was only a young teenager: he had lied about his age. if (month<10) month="0"+month 1st September 1914 Recruitment of 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles 16th (Service) Battalion Royal Irish Rifles (Pioneers). Recruting map of Ireland in the First World War. They proceeded to France with the BEF, landing at Rouen on the 14th of August. Its also engraved in the history of most regiments and in the nations psyche. . Formed in Holywood in April 1915 as a Reserve Battalion, from depot companies of 11th and 12th Bns. October 1915 : landed at Boulogne. Rflmn. Address Stromore Road, Gilford. London Scottish at Messines, Halloween 1914. (d.31st Jan 1917), Brady Edward. 14th Btn. Cunliffe, Marcus, The Royal Irish Fusiliers, 1793-1968 (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1970). In all, twenty Irish battalions, plus The Tyneside Irish, took part in the attack. and Gen. Hos. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month (d.3rd September 1916), Fitzsimons J. F.. 14th Btn. [1] [2] History [ edit] British Army WW1 period 23rd Hussars hat badge. The painting, 'Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916' by J P Beadle' is reproduced by kind permission of the Belfast City Council. 12th Btn. Belfast Recruiting. Rfm. 15th (North Belfast) Btn. There is help on reading map referenceshere. var mydate=new Date() 8th Btn. ABSOLOM. 17117 Lance Corporal. All three regiments were awarded Albert, the official designation of the opening phase from 1st to 13th July 1916. 14th Btn. This sample comprises some 15,000 records of soldiers who served with the Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Irish Fusiliers up to 1922. Scott Kennedy. The 36 Division HQ (General Staff) diary ishere, orhere. 1st Btn. Moved to Ballykinlar in October 1915 and went on to Dundalk in August 1917. Typically eighteen year old recruits received further training, e.g Machine Gun Corps, or were posted to a home service unit until they became of age, this posting would not usually appear on the Medal Rolls. 29 September 1915 : moved via Mudros to Salonika, arriving 4-5 October. Rflmn. Rfmn. Rflm. Moved to Hursley Park and came under command of 25th Brigade in 8th Division. Rflmn. Frederick Bryans 15th Btn. 9th Btn. 11th (Service) Battalion (South Antrim) Royal Irish Regiment Battalions of the Regular Army 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Nasirabad (where it had been stationed since 1912). For the rest of the war, he toured Ireland with recruiting parties encouraging men to enlist and serve their King and country in defence of the poor people of Belgium. On the outbreak of the Great War the regiments two regular battalions and three Special Reserve battalions were mobilised. Rfm 11th (South Antrim) Btn.